Senior Platform Strategy Lead

Platform Strategy Lead - HIRING ASAP

Start date: ASAP
Duration: 3 months
Location: Remote
Rate: Flexible and negotiable.

Role Purpose
Migration to Next Gen Platform - Executing the vision and delivering the business case. They are building a high-impact team for a new strategic initiative and are seeking to fill a critical leadership role externally. They are looking for a senior, technically grounded leader who can operate at the C-suite level and help shape and steer a complex platform strategy from inception through mobilisation. Experience in the Financial Services Industry (FSI) is essential. Exposure to Wealth Management is highly desirable and will be considered a strong differentiator.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the platform vision, value proposition, and success metrics aligned with business strategy and regulatory needs.
• Ensure the platform supports scalability, delivery velocity, and future integration. C-Suite Engagement & Orchestration
• Engage with executive sponsors and functional heads to align platform strategy with organisational goals.
• Facilitate cross-functional decisions across risk, compliance, operations, and architecture.
• Lead early discovery phases, clarify scope, and structure the delivery approach.
• Shape hypotheses, validate assumptions, and define value streams for early investment.
• Embed product principles into platform design with a focus on developer experience, reuse, and time-to value.
• Prioritise features and enablers based on risk, urgency, and clarity of outcome.

Experience

• Proven experience in platform strategy leadership at enterprise scale.
• Deep understanding of FSI regulatory and operational landscapes.
• Strong product mindset with a focus on value, usability, and long-term viability.
• Ability to orchestrate across business, architecture, and engineering stakeholders.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate scaling needs and regulatory constraints.
• Commercially astute with technical fluency to influence investment cases and define MVPs.
• Calm, credible, and outcome-driven; able to build trust quickly with senior stakeholders.
• Experience in the Financial Services Industry (FSI) is essential.
• Exposure to Wealth Management is highly desirable and will be considered a strong differentiator.